Peacock - Portrait of Zofia Borucińska née Jakimowicz.
The air in the National Philharmonic in Warsaw feels heavy with the scent of perfume and the rustle of silk. It is February 29, 1908, during the Ball of Young Art, and the room is a swirl of movement and light. Amidst the festivities, Zofia Borucińska, once known as Jakimowicz, moves through the crowd, her presence defined by a striking, translucent disguise. She is draped in tissue-paper feathers, a costume…










